Category: Javascript

If you run a Node.js app then it’s likely you’ve needed to run testing at some point. This can be done using a myriad of libraries, but a new contender named Nightwatch.js has recently drawn attention. This is a completely open source project made for End-to-End testing on Node.js apps. Nightwatch runs on the Selenium…

Over 250 developers will gather on the east coast in America’s capitol for a single day of JavaScript fun. NationJS has turned into an annual event with many returning guests attending to share their wisdom during one of the day’s many talks. Speakers include Justin Searls, Steve Kinney, and Julia Allyce just to name a…

Intern is a self-proclaimed JavaScript library for managing test cases. It’s not just a way of reading code language – it’s actually a library made for humans. Take a look at this snippet taken directly from the official GitHub repo: Intern is a complete test system for JavaScript designed to help you write and run…

There aren’t as many useful testing libraries as there are plugins for carousels and parallax effects. While this may not be a surprise, JS testing is still a vital part of the development process. A tool named Jasmine to be found on GitHub offers all this functionality and more. It’s a behavior-driven JavaScript library which…

Parallax and page scrolling plugins are rather popular among the open source community. A new one to add into the mix is pagePiling.js. This completely free open source plugin runs on top of jQuery for a unique “slide” design. Each section of the page slides out of the way while scrolling. It’s not exactly parallax,…

Devs who want to build apps fast rely on frameworks and code libraries. Reapp is one such example built on React.js and JavaScript. This open source library can be installed via Node package manager and runs cross-platform. Reapp comes with pre-built components on React.js where you get custom themes and custom-skinned elements. The user interface…

Mozilla’s developer network includes a repository of the most common JavaScript programming terms. This refefrence guide is often used by novice-to-intermediate developers searching for a tidbit of knowledge. But what about those to do ECMAScripting? Well a new open source webapp named JSFeatures.in answers that question nicely. It’s a tabular website built with Google’s material…